Medicare panel is business as usual in D.C

AUTHOR(S)

Gardner, Jonathan

PUB. DATE

April 1998

SOURCE

Modern Healthcare;04/20/98, Vol. 28 Issue 16, p8

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Discusses the issue of Medicare reform in Washington D.C. which concerns the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare. Planned hearings on how to restructure the Medicare program; Purpose of the Medicare reform; Approval of the commission's work plan.

ACCESSION #

610899

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